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Suggest one reason why the mines on the map are located close to the coast.
See it on the paper →There are reserves of fossil fuels under the ocean near the Faroe Islands. State two economic reasons why these reserves of fossil fuels have not been extracted.
See it on the paper →State three factors that affect the decision to extract rocks.
See it on the paper →There are reserves of fossil fuels under the ocean near the Faroe Islands. State two economic reasons why these reserves of fossil fuels have not been extracted.
See it on the paper →A mining company is considering opening a new copper mine. State three factors that affect the decision to extract minerals such as copper.
See it on the paper →The rock extracted contains 3% copper. This rock is processed near the mine to extract the copper. Suggest one reason why the processing plant is near the mine.
See it on the paper →Somalia has deposits of uranium. Mining companies want to extract the uranium. State three factors that the company must consider before deciding to extract the uranium.
See it on the paper →Most understood that extracting fossil fuels from beneath the seabed was both difficult and expensive and some suggested that the reserves might be small in size and therefore not cost effective to mine. Very few suggested that this might be left untouched due to an international agreement or Faroese government policy on climate change.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0680/21 Q3(c) (Cambridge)
Many candidates could state three factors that affect the decision to extract rocks. Weaker responses repeated the same point in different ways, such as deep underground, too challenging to extract due to the depth, or a lot of overburden above the ore.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0680/22 Q5(b)(i) (Cambridge)
Most understood that extracting fossil fuels from beneath the seabed was both difficult and expensive and some suggested that the reserves might be small in size and therefore not cost effective to mine. Very few suggested that this might be left untouched due to an international agreement or Faroese government policy on climate change.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0680/23 Q3(c) (Cambridge)
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Suggest three reasons why Somalia exports all of its uranium and does not use it to generate electricity.
Why a more economically developed country (MEDC) might decide not to extract iron from the Earth.
See it on the paper →A mining company wants to extract the minerals from location A using an open-pit mine. Suggest reasons why the government does not allow the mining company to extract the minerals at location A.
See it on the paper →Give reasons why the geology of an area affects the decision to extract rocks from the ground.
See it on the paper →Suggest factors that affect the decision of the mining company to open the mine.
See it on the paper →three reasons why people migrate from a country.
See it on the paper →Several known deposits of antimonite in Honduras have not been extracted. Give reasons why some known deposits of minerals are not extracted.
See it on the paper →In Senegal, 75% of the population are involved in agriculture. Calculate the number of people in Senegal involved in agriculture in 2018.
See it on the paper →In Senegal, 2% of the population are involved in coastal fishing. Calculate the number of people in Senegal involved in coastal fishing in 2018.
See it on the paper →Mining at the proposed new mine B will not start until mine A has run out of phosphate rock. Suggest reasons why.
See it on the paper →Some types of metamorphic rock are in high demand for industry. Give reasons why some types of metamorphic rock might not be extracted.
See it on the paper →One method of exploration for finding new mineral deposits is using photographs taken from the air. Suggest how photographs taken from the air might help to locate mineral deposits.
See it on the paper →Describe one other method of exploration for finding new mineral deposits.
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